Kevin, you are so right…I cried when I saw how low my views were in the beginning, but now 2 years into my channel I have watched the views on my older videos increase exponentially! It is an amazing feeling! Please continue to share with us your awesome channel!! Thank you!!
This is great advice. I have a video that got very few views the first several days, and equally few impressions - so few I considered just deleting it. Then, after a few days, RUclips began giving impressions, and views went up. Since then, even though CTR and watch time are still very weak (I needed to make a better video), it's still getting steady increases in impressions and clicks. RUclips is not giving up on this video! Will this video ever have strong CTR or watch time? Maybe not, but had I deleted the video when I got discouraged after a few days of nothing, there would have been NO benefit. I'm getting a trickle of watch time, and I'm getting lots of information about viewer retention to make better videos moving forward! Whether its a few days or a year, persistence, patience, and a growth mindset will pay off with videos. Thanks for all you do for us Kevin!
Just started and have a about 7 videos up. Even though I had ZERO expectations, I still find myself a little dejected but just going to keep plugging away for myself. Great video!
I posted a new solar air heater diy video and it's a 1/10! I was super authenticly me and it's paying off. I also added a story you wouldn't expect! Storytelling is also KEY
This happened to one of my shorts!! Had a few thousand views for a while.. about 2 weeks later it took off and at 4 weeks later it has almost a million views.
Thank you for this lovely advice. You are right, I am a small channel and i had one of my videos with only about 75 views pick up after almost two years and still going up. So far 42 subscribers from that video. Truly never give up!
You’ve got to be the most pragmatic creator in the “building a channel” niche. I started an early retirement channel and often found myself questioning myself about the quality of the vids I’ve posted. My wife always tells me “leave it alone” as I tinker with them. Based on the look back, both of you are right (as much as I fight it sometimes)😊. Thanks for the down to earth perspective.
Thanks for your constant encouragement for us over 40, actually mid 50's lol. I'm getting ready to upload my first video here in a few days. It's more like a short, but that's me slowly walking in the shallow end before diving in :) Thanks for sharing!
👋New subscriber here, so glad I found your video! The way you said, "How did it happen? I don't know" really resonated with me. My health is a struggle, but I won't quit as long as I can. Sickness won’t stop me. I want to create more videos to inspire others. As long as we have breath, there's hope. It's tough, but one brush stroke at a time, I will keep going❤ Thank you so much🤗
@KevinKolbe Your channel is exactly what I needed, it has a source of encouragement, powerful reminder and filled with amazing advice. Thank you again!
Learning slowly the patterns, it is a continuous improvement process. After every video i say myself last was not good enough to get views and work hard for next instead of blaming any other thing.
Thank you Kevin for doing this video! You are talking to me! My expectations have been low for myself because I started YT with zero knowledge around videos, editing, and YT in general. The growth is oh so slow, I see it as my learning time and being protected from the YT meanies. Time I believe is key, most successful YTers I have seen have had their YT presence for years! There are those exceptions! Thank you again.
You popped up yesterday! I was cleaning out and came across old videos from pandemic and couldn’t get back into my account from then andnit only had one video, and hardly any views, so wanted to just upload because…well, I took time to record it…this will prob. have no views, but this video popped up now…and wanted to say Thank You for being out there and the positivity! If you ever want to barter…I come from journo world too! A lot of journo people now are trying to find a new chapter….glad you found a new one and found success! ;) much gratitude! x
Legit advice! I recently made a mistake and deleted one video and one Short because they had few views after a few weeks. I reuploaded them with changed titles and thumbnails. I hope it won’t affect my progress too much. Anyway, thank you, very educational video! Best regards, Shrinktender
This is why I think RUclips is the best platform for video creators, simple. It’s hard to not feel depressed about minimal views, especially when you’ve put so much effort into a video, but it’s inspiring to know as long as it stays up it has the ability to be (hopefully 😁) enjoyed by others! Great video, thanks for making it!!
I have been really hard on my videos because I love statistics. That means I have deleted and unlisted a lot. I really regret deleting videos! Thanks for a great channel!
I'm 70 and had a channel a couple years ago. Got impatient and frustrated with the lack of growth. I deleted it. 20 days ago I told myself I was going to stop whining and being a nonbeliever. After watching a whole lot of these types of videos, I found 2 channels that were understandable and actually made a lot of sense. After seeing the growth of 72K views on your file saving video, that convinced me that being patient is a necessity and has motivated me. As fate would have it, or not, right after I watched this video I checked my stats and had picked up 2 more subs. My shorts are out performing my longer vids by landslides and I was thinking of just doing shorts. But, I believe I'll keep my longer ones on the table. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.
This is so true. I spent way too much time on a video posted it and 🦗🦗🦗. It stayed up and then low and behold months later it 📈 tookoff. It’s now my most viewed video. Never give up!
This gives me so much hope! Thanks for sharing your experience. ❤ I especially like how honest you were about not knowing how you got here and not changing any settings. 😊
he is not lying. my son put up a video on his RUclips channel, talking about the video game FoamStars. that video didn't do any numbers until 4 months later, and it got him 3K subscribers off of it.
Perfect message and perfect timing on the day I released my very first video on my brand new channel, thanks, in part, to all the over 40 creators - like you - who have been so inspiring and encouraging these past few months. Looking forward to your guest appearance with @Rob the Maritimer next week!
Also, your video drives home this important point: Always do your very best when releasing a film...you never know when it will be the one :) thanks again brother!
This video spoke to me cuz in my Channel I didn't get more than 10 views or less... Sometimes it is sad, but I keep hoping in one day I can achieve the goal to have the correct audience in my Channel... Thanks for your video
This video has given me great motivation to keep at it, thank you. I’ve been in a bit of disappointment with my growth. Thought I put out good content with the right thumbnails etc but got slow numbers.
Hi Kevin - I have several videos that crawled along for months and years. Then they started to pick up views and subs. Now my top earners are evergreen content over two years old. I have a bunch of videos all starting to show signs of the same growth. These correlate with the growth of my channel. So one gets the other to happen. It's just a case of making the best video you can and continuing to publish. Make those small improvements as you go. - Thanks for a great video - Paul
I have a old RUclips account that still gets views. However, the views get better overtime if you continue to post and you have an active account if your account is inactive yes it’s rare if a video goes viral, but it almost never happens if it’s a stagnant account and you do nothing with it. You’ll get views here and there but if you have an active account and you’re actively engaging and you’re posting and uploading videos then yeah one of your videos will definitely go viral overtime .
It's interesting that months after a video is published, it can suddenly start getting views and start accumulation watch hours. I don't have any videos with over 5000 views, but it definitely is a long haul effort with youtube. Great topic. Thank you very much.
Thanks for this video Kolbe. Very interesting to see it took off eventually. I never had that on my channel, but I do have a vide that went well from the start and still does. And when I see that video I fail to see why it is so 'good'. Anyway, I love your channel a lot!
Thank you so much for the insight. I started RUclips at the end of September and am learning as I go, and your advice is greatly appreciated, I really like your demeanor on camera.
Thanks for the insight. I haven’t made many videos yet, but a few of them have a steady amount of views coming in. It’s slow going, but I’m not trying to win a race.
THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY ENCOURAGING VIDEO and Your Right I Posted A Video it Sat For 8 Months With about around 58 Views This Was 2 Years Ago Then All Of Sudden It took Off I Don’t Know Why and Now it has 248,000 views this is the video that got me monetized I needed to hear this it a reminder don’t give up and don’t get discouraged 🤗
I am just starting a kids channel. I may only have few subscribers, I am happy with what i am doing. Uploading meaningful videos to kids sharing ideas to them is already a success for me. This what keeps me going. To all starters out there, dont rush for numbers in subscribers and money, just enjoy the process and continue to influence the viewers in a good way! Somehow someday we will have our spotlight too.Godbless!❤
Yes, I just uploaded my third and my first two did get more views than I’d ever imagine, but the third Im afraid to look at lol. So Im just making another one. Just having fun and enjoying the creativity to Make the videos…. 🎉
It can be deflating when it happens, having only had my channel going for two months, i have seen ups and downs, low and high views, however, my channel is growing, even if very slowly, i am just about to hit 145 subscribers :) thank you for sharing, a great video!!
I’m in my 20s and just started a RUclips Channel. I was wondering if I should delete some videos and retry bc I wasn’t getting a lot of views. This video popped up right when I needed it (thanks RUclips!). Your channel has been so helpful for me, thank you!
Yeah ! Great advice! Happens to me same not as much as your video but in same way after 1 year start to receive views 🤗💪 RUclips is for people that are consistent with their content
What a wonderful video! I’m greatly encouraged. I have a relatively new channel, and I keep getting frustrated, because every once in a while a video does really well, and then a bunch of videos in a row don’t do very well. I’m going to be encouraged. :-) Thank you so much
Thank you Kevin for this video. Ik gives me courage😊 My husband and I love to travel with our camper and since our twenties we are photographing. During our trips we, off course, take photos and I got the idea to make videos of our photos, provide background information on the photos and share these on RUclips. At the time we will also use livevideo. Is a great risk, but we are going to do this. As soon as our website is ready, I publish our videos which are ready. We're just going to see at our leisure what it's going to be.😏
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Kevin, you are so right…I cried when I saw how low my views were in the beginning, but now 2 years into my channel I have watched the views on my older videos increase exponentially! It is an amazing feeling! Please continue to share with us your awesome channel!! Thank you!!
Way to go!
@@EasyCookingWithLindaB Subbed 🙏👍
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This is great advice. I have a video that got very few views the first several days, and equally few impressions - so few I considered just deleting it. Then, after a few days, RUclips began giving impressions, and views went up. Since then, even though CTR and watch time are still very weak (I needed to make a better video), it's still getting steady increases in impressions and clicks. RUclips is not giving up on this video!
Will this video ever have strong CTR or watch time? Maybe not, but had I deleted the video when I got discouraged after a few days of nothing, there would have been NO benefit. I'm getting a trickle of watch time, and I'm getting lots of information about viewer retention to make better videos moving forward!
Whether its a few days or a year, persistence, patience, and a growth mindset will pay off with videos.
Thanks for all you do for us Kevin!
Appreciate you sharing that!
Good to know. Very encouraging.
Just started and have a about 7 videos up. Even though I had ZERO expectations, I still find myself a little dejected but just going to keep plugging away for myself. Great video!
Keep creating. You never know...
just watched one, enjoyed it and subscribed!
@@fleshrevolt hey, thank you!
I’m in the same boat. 😂
Me too!
Awesome information. Take away: never give up on your dream!
That is absolutely crazy how long the video can remain dead and then suddenly come to life, awesome stuff man.
It is crazy! Thanks for watching.
@@KyleMcDermott- 👍🙂
Very interesting, that was new to me, thanks a lot for this video!
I posted a new solar air heater diy video and it's a 1/10! I was super authenticly me and it's paying off. I also added a story you wouldn't expect! Storytelling is also KEY
@@KyleMcDermott- I found this video very inspiring. I will never evet give up from any of my videos. Thanks for sharing this
This happened to one of my shorts!! Had a few thousand views for a while.. about 2 weeks later it took off and at 4 weeks later it has almost a million views.
Nice!
@@andiidavis Shut the front door!
@@notariesforalabama7253yep!! 1.2 mil now!
Great advise. Still haven't found the strength to launch my first video. Greetings from a Colombian guy living in Canada.
When you're ready, just create it! Hey from the US.
Thank you for this lovely advice. You are right, I am a small channel and i had one of my videos with only about 75 views pick up after almost two years and still going up. So far 42 subscribers from that video. Truly never give up!
Nice!
I agree you never just know which video is gonna take off!
Appreciate the continued encouragement Kevin ❤️🇺🇲🏴
And I appreciate you!
You’ve got to be the most pragmatic creator in the “building a channel” niche. I started an early retirement channel and often found myself questioning myself about the quality of the vids I’ve posted. My wife always tells me “leave it alone” as I tinker with them. Based on the look back, both of you are right (as much as I fight it sometimes)😊.
Thanks for the down to earth perspective.
Sounds like you've got a smart wife! 😁 Seriously, congrats on creating. Keep at it.
Thanks for your constant encouragement for us over 40, actually mid 50's lol. I'm getting ready to upload my first video here in a few days. It's more like a short, but that's me slowly walking in the shallow end before diving in :) Thanks for sharing!
Slow and steady is fine. Just create.
👋New subscriber here, so glad I found your video! The way you said, "How did it happen? I don't know" really resonated with me. My health is a struggle, but I won't quit as long as I can. Sickness won’t stop me. I want to create more videos to inspire others. As long as we have breath, there's hope. It's tough, but one brush stroke at a time, I will keep going❤ Thank you so much🤗
Thank you for watching and sharing.
@KevinKolbe Your channel is exactly what I needed, it has a source of encouragement, powerful reminder and filled with amazing advice. Thank you again!
Thanks for sharing this with us, it's very encouraging!
Glad it was helpful!
Learning slowly the patterns, it is a continuous improvement process.
After every video i say myself last was not good enough to get views and work hard for next instead of blaming any other thing.
Thanks😁👍
Only watched half so far.
Very encouraging.
I will watch the rest soon.
Going out.
Thank you👍
Listening and learning as a New RUclipsr, still humble and praying it works out
Thank you Kevin for doing this video! You are talking to me! My expectations have been low for myself because I started YT with zero knowledge around videos, editing, and YT in general. The growth is oh so slow, I see it as my learning time and being protected from the YT meanies. Time I believe is key, most successful YTers I have seen have had their YT presence for years! There are those exceptions! Thank you again.
You popped up yesterday! I was cleaning out and came across old videos from pandemic and couldn’t get back into my account from then andnit only had one video, and hardly any views, so wanted to just upload because…well, I took time to record it…this will prob. have no views, but this video popped up now…and wanted to say Thank You for being out there and the positivity! If you ever want to barter…I come from journo world too! A lot of journo people now are trying to find a new chapter….glad you found a new one and found success! ;) much gratitude! x
Thanks for this! I am only 3 weeks into my You Tube experience...and I never thought about views in this way...good food for thought.
Glad it was helpful!
This helps, and gives me a little hope. And… a better perspective, thank you.
You are so welcome!
Thank for this encouraging message Kevin! May we all our channels grow exponentially!
Legit advice!
I recently made a mistake and deleted one video and one Short because they had few views after a few weeks. I reuploaded them with changed titles and thumbnails.
I hope it won’t affect my progress too much.
Anyway, thank you, very educational video!
Best regards,
Shrinktender
Better to create more than delete what you had. Keep going!
Bonsoir Kevin from 🇫🇷
More YT wisdom gratefully received. The more encouragement the better for us newbies trying to find our way. Thank you.
Wonderful! Hey from the US.
❤❤❤🎉we don't give up. Amazing what happened there. So cool. One heck of a video that everyone needs.
Thanks
This is why I think RUclips is the best platform for video creators, simple.
It’s hard to not feel depressed about minimal views, especially when you’ve put so much effort into a video, but it’s inspiring to know as long as it stays up it has the ability to be (hopefully 😁) enjoyed by others!
Great video, thanks for making it!!
Thanks
Thanks for your encouraging words, we gonna keep going❤🎉
I have been really hard on my videos because I love statistics. That means I have deleted and unlisted a lot. I really regret deleting videos! Thanks for a great channel!
If you gotta, better to make Private than delete cause when it's gone, it's gone.
This is a very encouraging video. Keep going all creators:)
I'm 70 and had a channel a couple years ago. Got impatient and frustrated with the lack of growth. I deleted it. 20 days ago I told myself I was going to stop whining and being a nonbeliever. After watching a whole lot of these types of videos, I found 2 channels that were understandable and actually made a lot of sense. After seeing the growth of 72K views on your file saving video, that convinced me that being patient is a necessity and has motivated me. As fate would have it, or not, right after I watched this video I checked my stats and had picked up 2 more subs. My shorts are out performing my longer vids by landslides and I was thinking of just doing shorts. But, I believe I'll keep my longer ones on the table. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.
Yay! Another great video from Kevin! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
This is so true. I spent way too much time on a video posted it and 🦗🦗🦗. It stayed up and then low and behold months later it 📈 tookoff. It’s now my most viewed video. Never give up!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for the advice and encouragement. I’m just starting out in my spare time and realise sometimes you have to play the long game. 👍
This gives me so much hope! Thanks for sharing your experience. ❤ I especially like how honest you were about not knowing how you got here and not changing any settings. 😊
he is not lying. my son put up a video on his RUclips channel, talking about the video game FoamStars. that video didn't do any numbers until 4 months later, and it got him 3K subscribers off of it.
There you go!
That's very encouraging - AMAZING!!!!
@@SynKyller Wow!🤯 That’s amazing!!!!
Perfect message and perfect timing on the day I released my very first video on my brand new channel, thanks, in part, to all the over 40 creators - like you - who have been so inspiring and encouraging these past few months. Looking forward to your guest appearance with @Rob the Maritimer next week!
Appreciate that. I'm looking forward to hanging with Rob too!
Also, your video drives home this important point: Always do your very best when releasing a film...you never know when it will be the one :) thanks again brother!
True
You're really really good at this ☺️ Congrats and thank you!!
Thank you!! 😊
Love it. Thanx! Just started posting. I'm surprised what gets views and what doesn't. I'm looking forward to the future!
Appreciate it. Keep creating.
Thanks! I much appreciate your videos like this - giving them time!
My pleasure!
This video spoke to me cuz in my Channel I didn't get more than 10 views or less... Sometimes it is sad, but I keep hoping in one day I can achieve the goal to have the correct audience in my Channel...
Thanks for your video
Keep creating!
I'm going to have a testimony soon; I'm never giving up!
One of the best pieces of advice I've ever heard in my life. Thank you, Pops. 🙏 ❤
You're welcome!
Thank you for the encouragement.
Very good topic and example, it gives hope ☀
Appreciate it.
This video has given me great motivation to keep at it, thank you.
I’ve been in a bit of disappointment with my growth.
Thought I put out good content with the right thumbnails etc but got slow numbers.
Keep it up
Hi Kevin - I have several videos that crawled along for months and years. Then they started to pick up views and subs. Now my top earners are evergreen content over two years old. I have a bunch of videos all starting to show signs of the same growth. These correlate with the growth of my channel. So one gets the other to happen. It's just a case of making the best video you can and continuing to publish. Make those small improvements as you go. - Thanks for a great video - Paul
Thanks for sharing!
I have a old RUclips account that still gets views. However, the views get better overtime if you continue to post and you have an active account if your account is inactive yes it’s rare if a video goes viral, but it almost never happens if it’s a stagnant account and you do nothing with it. You’ll get views here and there but if you have an active account and you’re actively engaging and you’re posting and uploading videos then yeah one of your videos will definitely go viral overtime .
It's interesting that months after a video is published, it can suddenly start getting views and start accumulation watch hours. I don't have any videos with over 5000 views, but it definitely is a long haul effort with youtube. Great topic. Thank you very much.
As a new creator, this gives me hope! Thanks, Kevin!
✌️
Thanks for this video Kolbe. Very interesting to see it took off eventually. I never had that on my channel, but I do have a vide that went well from the start and still does. And when I see that video I fail to see why it is so 'good'. Anyway, I love your channel a lot!
Thank you so much.
Great inspiration for those of us with newer and smaller channels. Thank you.
Interesting perspective. Thanks.
Appreciate it.
Subbed👍🙏
Thanks for the reminder.
Any time!
Thank you Kevin, this has truly encouraged me. I needed this information.
Thank you so much for the insight. I started RUclips at the end of September and am learning as I go, and your advice is greatly appreciated, I really like your demeanor on camera.
Glad it was helpful!
Thnx for this timely video. My last 3 videos haven’t performed well compared to others, but who knows…their time might still be to come.
You never know. Kudos to you for starting too!
Thanks for the insight. I haven’t made many videos yet, but a few of them have a steady amount of views coming in. It’s slow going, but I’m not trying to win a race.
Thank you Kevin for sharing this info.
Really great stuff as always Kevin!
Thank you!
Great advice Kevin thanks !
Really great message and well done video! Thank you!
Thanks
Great video! Positive energy goes a long way!
Thank you! We needed to hear this.
Patience is a virtue. Thank you for this 🙏🏽 Nee sub here 🎉
Thank you Kelvin
Thank you for this video❤ You are awesome❤❤❤
You are so welcome!
Thanks for this precious advice
My pleasure!
Thanks Kevin!
Thanks for doing this video!! I really needed to hear this. Thank you
I'm so glad!
Thanks Kevin
Thank you Kevin....We are being patient..LOL...Joanne of Slot Sisters So Cal
Thanks
Wow. Thank you so much!
THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY ENCOURAGING VIDEO and Your Right I Posted A Video it Sat For 8 Months With about around 58 Views This Was 2 Years Ago Then All Of Sudden It took Off I Don’t Know Why and Now it has 248,000 views this is the video that got me monetized I needed to hear this it a reminder don’t give up and don’t get discouraged 🤗
Nice!
Thanks for the encouragement! 👍⭐️
You are so welcome
Thank you for the information, my early videos have very low views and thought about deleting.. but I like the memories 😊
Thank you this video is just the push I needed.❤
I am just starting a kids channel. I may only have few subscribers, I am happy with what i am doing. Uploading meaningful videos to kids sharing ideas to them is already a success for me. This what keeps me going. To all starters out there, dont rush for numbers in subscribers and money, just enjoy the process and continue to influence the viewers in a good way! Somehow someday we will have our spotlight too.Godbless!❤
Thanks for the video 💕💕💕 good for everyone ❤❤ your video gave me Hope and never give up 🎉🎉
Kevin, como é legal o jeito que você me explica as coisas sobre RUclips. Muito Obrigado Kevin!!!
Realmente aprecio isso. Que bom que ajuda.
Yes, I just uploaded my third and my first two did get more views than I’d ever imagine, but the third Im afraid to look at lol. So Im just making another one. Just having fun and enjoying the creativity to Make the videos…. 🎉
I needed to hear this right now - thanks 👍😄
Thanks so much Kevin 🌺
Always appreciate the info. Thanks
You bet
As always ! Great advice 😊 !
Thanks so much!
Such an inspirational video, we love this! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
It can be deflating when it happens, having only had my channel going for two months, i have seen ups and downs, low and high views, however, my channel is growing, even if very slowly, i am just about to hit 145 subscribers :) thank you for sharing, a great video!!
145 subs! Congrats!
@KevinKolbe just hit 150, progress is progress
I've only just started out, but this gives me alot of hope! keep going guys!
I’m in my 20s and just started a RUclips Channel. I was wondering if I should delete some videos and retry bc I wasn’t getting a lot of views. This video popped up right when I needed it (thanks RUclips!). Your channel has been so helpful for me, thank you!
Leave them be and just keep creating!
Great video!
Thanks for this great advice. It helps us newbies not to give up
You are so welcome!
Yeah ! Great advice! Happens to me same not as much as your video but in same way after 1 year start to receive views 🤗💪
RUclips is for people that are consistent with their content
True that!
Great job 👍
Thanks 👍
What a wonderful video! I’m greatly encouraged. I have a relatively new channel, and I keep getting frustrated, because every once in a while a video does really well, and then a bunch of videos in a row don’t do very well. I’m going to be encouraged. :-) Thank you so much
Thank you Kevin for this video. Ik gives me courage😊 My husband and I love to travel with our camper and since our twenties we are photographing. During our trips we, off course, take photos and I got the idea to make videos of our photos, provide background information on the photos and share these on RUclips. At the time we will also use livevideo. Is a great risk, but we are going to do this. As soon as our website is ready, I publish our videos which are ready. We're just going to see at our leisure what it's going to be.😏
Thanks for sharing. Keep creating.
Awesome and inspiring!
Thanks so much!
Thanks for this.
This is great to see, thanks for sharing. Hoping some of my older videos will get some love. Cheers!
❤❤❤, this gives a hope. Thank you for this video
You are so welcome!
Thanks! Great advice!